Subject: Fwd: Marijuana penalty increase bill returns to New York Assembly Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:40:10 -0400 To: lpny_discussion From: Bob Armstrong FYI , Who are the Senators that pushed this ? --- Original Message --- From: state@mpp.org To: =A0 Cc: Sent: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:49:34 -0400 Subject: Marijuana penalty increase bill returns to New York= Assembly >=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=A0Please distribute this memo widely. Forward to family and= friends who >=A0=A0=A0=A0live in New York, or send them to http://www.mpp.org/NY >=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >=A0TO: =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0New York residents > >=A0FROM: =A0=A0=A0Richard Schmitz, MPP legislative analyst > >=A0DATE: =A0=A0=A0Friday, April 19, 2002 > >=A0SUBJECT: Marijuana penalty increase bill returns to New York= Assembly > >=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >=A0The New York Senate has approved a bill, S. 3408, that would= increase >=A0penalties for a third offense involving more than 25 grams of >=A0marijuana -- which is less than one ounce -- within a= five-year >=A0period. > >=A0Penalties for that offense would increase from a possible three= months >=A0in prison and a $500 fine to a possible four years in prison= and a >=A0$5000 fine. Penalties would further increase for a fifth or= tenth >=A0offense within five years. > >=A0This is the second time that the Senate has approved this bill.= They >=A0initially passed it last year, but it died in the Assembly= without >=A0receiving any action. Not to be deterred, the Senate approved= the bill >=A0again on April 8 and sent it back to the Assembly. > >=A0Please take a few minutes and visit MPP's New York Web site -- >=A0http://www.mpp.org/NY -- and send an e-mail to the 17 members= of the >=A0Assembly Codes Committee, asking them to once again oppose this= bill. > >=A0This bill is not in the public's best interest. Tell committee= members >=A0to reject S. 3408 and instead focus on legislation that will= alleviate >=A0-- not compound -- the state's prison crowding problem. > >=A0Although S. 3408 is expected to die again in the Assembly, it= is >=A0important for legislators to know that you oppose efforts to= increase >=A0penalties for marijuana. With that knowledge in hand, they can= quickly >=A0and confidently reject such needlessly punitive bills. > >=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >=A0HOW TO SUPPORT THE MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT > >=A0MPP's state legislative alerts service is funded entirely by= the >=A0donations of MPP allies and members nationwide. In order to= continue >=A0with this service in your state in 2002, MPP needs to raise= $1,000 or >=A0more from your state this year. Please see: >=A0http://www.mpp.org/MoneyForStates/states.html > >=A0If you find MPP's legislative alerts service helpful, please= consider >=A0making a donation at: http://www.mpp.org/MoneyForStates > >=A0Because MPP devotes 100% of its efforts toward influencing= public >=A0policy, contributions are not tax-deductible. However, the= above link >=A0also provides a way to make a tax-deductible donation. > >=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=A0=A0To be removed from this list, please reply to this message and= put >=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0the word REMOVE in the subject line. Thank you. -- =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 http://CoSy.com/K/CoSy.htm : Rapid Quantitative Modeling http://CoSy.com/Homes : Building Affordable Homes in NYC =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02002/04/19 3:37:59 PM